AFP wins top prize at Africa Fact Check Awards
AFP digital investigation reporter Samad Uthman won the coveted “Fact Check of the Year” award in the professional fact-checker category at the Africa Facts Summit, held in Dakar on October 1-2.
Gaza City (AFP) | 04/02/2026 - 07:43:05 | Gaza civil defence says 9 dead in Israeli strikes after army says shots wounded officer
Kyiv (AFP) | 04/02/2026 - 07:04:58 | Russian drone strike kills 2 in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk: official
Panama City (AFP) | 04/02/2026 - 03:23:47 | CK Hutchison begins arbitration against Panama over annulled canal contract
Washington (AFP) | 04/02/2026 - 02:45:42 | US renews trade subsidy pact with African countries
Washington (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 23:12:31 | Trump urges Putin 'to end the war' after Russia resumes Ukraine strikes
Washington (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 23:10:38 | Colombia's Petro hails 'positive' meeting with Trump after rift
Washington (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 23:10:21 | Trump says time to turn the page on Epstein scandal
Washington (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 22:59:20 | Trump says talks with Petro went well, 'working on' lifting sanctions
Athens (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 22:45:52 | 14 killed in collision between Greek coastguard vessel and migrant boat: police
Washington (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 22:44:46 | Trump signs spending bill ending partial US government shutdown
AFP digital investigation reporter Samad Uthman won the coveted “Fact Check of the Year” award in the professional fact-checker category at the Africa Facts Summit, held in Dakar on October 1-2.
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, today confirms that Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been re-elected as President of the FIA, following the election of his Presidential List by the General Assembly in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251212213181/en/ President Mohammed Ben Sul...
Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement by SmartCraft ASA ("SmartCraft" or the "Company") on 1 December 2025 regarding the contemplated relisting of SmartCraft from Euronext Oslo Børs to Nasdaq Stockholm (the "Relisting") and the announcement of a cross-border merger to effect the Relisting. Funds managed by Anabranch Capital Management, LP (“Anabranch”) intend to vote in favour of the merger plan resolved by the boards of SmartCraft and its Swedish wholly owned subsidiary, SmartCr...
The Cataltheia Group and its U.S. subsidiary, Bruno Vision Care LLC, a leader in eye health innovation, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first and only Daily Disposable Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens for Presbyopia utilizing patented Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF) optical design technology, enabling commercial distribution in the United States. Deseyne® delivers smooth, continuous focus across near, intermediate, and distance vision, providing ...
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, and Formula 1 Group, the Commercial Rights Holder, have today announced the signing of the Concorde Governance Agreement, a crucial contract defining the regulatory framework and governance terms of the FIA Formula One World Championship until 2030. This follows the announcement in March that the 2026 Commercial Concorde Agreement had been signe...
NHOA Energy, global provider of utility-scale energy storage systems, announces that it has been certified Great Place To Work® in Italy, the United States, and Australia. The certification is based entirely on direct feedback from NHOA Energy employees, gathered through an independent and structured listening process. Great Place To Work® Certification™ assesses the quality of the employee experience across key dimensions such as credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie. The res...